How do we engage peacefully in a season of social polarization?

Using the Israeli-Palestinian crisis as a case study, this interactive workshop explores a holistic approach to peacemaking amid polarization by engaging participants in the political, cognitive, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of conflict transformation. Through presentation, reflection, discussion, and a perspective-taking exercise, participants will examine why political agreements alone often fail, the foundational narratives that shape our views, and how fear, anger, and grief can be transformed into empathy, trust, and compassion. The workshop invites participants to consider how deep healing and shared moral or spiritual vision can support more lasting reconciliation and partnership.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: This event will not be recorded. Please join us live.

Further opportunities

If you are interested in deepening your peacemaking work and further building the skills discussed in this Quarterly Speaker event, you may want to attend the 2 1/2 hour in-person Workshop on Peacemaking Amidst Polarization in Chicago, offered as a Pre-Conference Workshop on July 8 at the Chicago Loop Synagogue in conjunction with The Colloquium on Violence and Religion Annual Meeting. Sign up here.

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